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Formula One gizmos that made the grid not the grade | Harry Pearsonhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/mar/08/formula-one-failed-gadgets
There have been various madcap gadgets and dotty contraptions that turned out not to be up to speed<p>The Tyrrell P34 was the first of what would become a minor craze for six-wheeled F1 cars. The P (for Project) 34 had four wheels at the front that were about the size of casters and were supposed to cut back on drag. The P34 achieved solid results during the 1976 season and picked up first and second at that year's Swedish GP. In 1978, however, the Tyrrell was hampered by Goodyear's failure to design decent tiny tyres and the project was scrapped. The FIA subsequently banned four-wheel steering systems and later, possibly fearing some automotive equivalent of the millipede, stipulated that cars must have four wheels.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/mar/08/formula-one-failed-gadgets">Continue reading...</a>Formula OneMotor sportFormula One 2010Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/mar/08/formula-one-failed-gadgetsPhotograph: Alvis Upitis/Getty ImagesRonnie Peterson in a March 711 at the Questor Grand Prix at the Ontario Motor Speedway. Photograph: Alvis Upitis/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alvis Upitis/Getty ImagesRonnie Peterson in a March 711 at the Questor Grand Prix at the Ontario Motor Speedway. Photograph: Alvis Upitis/Getty ImagesHarry Pearson2010-03-08T15:00:00ZLewis Hamilton and Jenson Button blur the lines of F1 rivalryhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/mar/08/lewis-hamilton-jenson-button-f1
McLaren's British pair must beware the formidable Michael Schumacher as well as Fernando Alonso's Ferrari<p>Who says it's all about the cars? The eagerness with which the new Formula One season is being anticipated has nothing to do with double diffusers, longer wheelbases, transverse gearboxes or front-wing end plates. It's about the drivers.</p><p>We no longer see their faces as they go about their work enveloped in fantastically complex machines which bear a greater resemblance to fighter jets than to the average family car. Only when they take off their helmets at the end of a race do we glimpse emotion. And yet it is still the human dimension that stirs the blood, that draws spectators to the great traditional arenas of the sport and persuades millions around the world to tune in to the telecasts.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/mar/08/lewis-hamilton-jenson-button-f1">Continue reading...</a>Formula OneLewis HamiltonMcLarenMichael SchumacherJenson ButtonFerrariMercedes GPMotor sportSportFormula One 2010Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:45:14 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/mar/08/lewis-hamilton-jenson-button-f1Photograph: Luca Bruno/APLewis Hamilton and Jenson Button's all-British challenge could make the 60th grand prix season a classic but there are obstacles to overcome. Photograph: Luca Bruno/APPhotograph: Luca Bruno/APLewis Hamilton and Jenson Button's all-British challenge could make the 60th grand prix season a classic but there are obstacles to overcome. Photograph: Luca Bruno/APRichard Williams2010-03-08T11:45:14Z